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The School of Professional Accountancy at Independent College Dublin has been awarded the ACCA Platinum Approved Learning Partner status, which is the highest academic teaching status awarded by the professional body. The school has achieved over 50 placings in Ireland, in the last five examination sittings, including two first in the world prize winners, and has received an overwhelming response from the ACCA student community since its inception in February 2008.TRANSCRIPT
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ACCA Full-Time International Programme
Association of Chartered Certifi ed Accountants (ACCA)June & December 2012 Examinations
Pictured left to right are prizewinners Gillian O’Shea Paper F8 1st in Ireland,June 2011 Exams and 3rd in Ireland, Paper F4 June 2010 ACCA Exams andMartin Moriarty (Independent Colleges, Cork) Paper P5 2nd in Ireland,June 2010 Exams, Paper P7 1st in Ireland and 2nd Placed Affi liate in Ireland.
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‘Acollegethat’sneverboringwithentertaininglecturersandeasilyaccessiblefacilitiestoaidstudentsineverypossibleway-averypositivelearningenvironment.’- Tom Willow, Dublin student and 2nd in Ireland in F7 from December 2010 ExaminationsDublin Full-Time Course
Paper Dublin (F/T)
F1AccountantinBusiness PatrickCarrie
F2ManagementAccounting SandraGleeson
F3FinancialAccounting SandraGleeson
F4CorporateandBusinessLaw GaryFitzgerald
F5PerformanceManagement MichaelDonnelly
F6Taxation MelKilkenny
F7FinancialReporting MichaelDonnelly
F8AuditandAssurance MichaelDonnelly
F9FinancialManagement MichelleHourican
P1Governance,RiskandEthics ShaneO’Grady
P2CorporateReporting SandraGleeson
P3BusinessAnalysis MichelleHourican
P4AdvancedFinancialManagement LiamDoran/BrianLynch
P5AdvancedPerformanceManagement MickBristow/BrianLynch
P6AdvancedTaxation MelKilkenny/JoeMurphy
P7AdvancedAuditandAssurance DaveO’Donoghue/LisaSheeran
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What our students say‘IndependentCollegeDubliniscentralandveryeasytogettoafterwork.Thelecturersarefantasticandaregreatatbreakingthesubjectdowntoanunderstandablelevelwhichiseasytorememberintheexam!TherevisioncoursesareheldattherighttimeandIlikedhowtheyfocusedonansweringtheexamquestionswhichmadeahugedifferencewhen
itactuallycametodoingtheexam.’-Aisling Kavanagh, Dublin Student and 1st Worldwide Prizewinner, Paper P1 June 2009 Exams
‘IndependentCollegeshasanexcellentACCAprogramme.Thelecturersareveryprofessionalandcompetent.Allthetopicsofthecoursearecoveredinanefficientmanner.Moreover,whatIreallylikemostaboutthelecturesisthattheyareexamfocusedandgivereallifeexamples.IwouldliketothankmylecturersandoverallIamverysatisfiedwithIndependentCollegeDublin.’-Sobug Chowdhury, Student
‘HavingdealtwithIndependentCollegeDublinforthelasttwoyears,IamextremelypleasedwiththequalityofACCAlecturers,andthevalueandserviceoftheACCAprogramme.’-Mahbubur Rahman, student
‘IhavegonetoIndependentCollegeDublinforthreeofmyfinalProfessionalLevelACCAexams.Ihavepassedeachofthesefirsttime.Ihavefoundeachlecturercompetentandveryapproachable.IhavenotbeenafraidtoraiseanyquestionsImayhavehadeitherduringclassesoralternativelyafterclass.Ialsofoundthateachlecturerusesreallifeexamples
whenteachingthematerial.Thismakesclassesbothinterestingandalsomakesthematerialeasiertounderstand.Thereisafeelingaswellthatlecturersandthecollegeingeneralareveryflexibleandlistentoanyfeedbackwhichstudentsmaybringtotheirattention.Overall,IamverysatisfiedwithIndependentCollegeDublinasanACCAEducationprovider.’-Michelle Scott, Cork Student, overall third placed trainee professional in Ireland and Joint 2nd in Ireland, Paper P5, December 2010 Examinations and 1st Worldwide Prizewinner in P2 December 2009 ACCA Examinations
TheSchoolofProfessionalAccountancyatIndependentCollegeDublinhasbeenawardedtheACCAPlatinumApprovedLearningPartnerstatus,whichisthehighestacademicteachingstatusawardedbytheprofessionalbody.Theschoolhasachievedover50placingsinIreland,inthelastfiveexaminationsittings,includingtwofirstintheworldprizewinners,andhasreceivedanoverwhelmingresponsefromtheACCAstudentcommunitysinceitsinceptioninFebruary2008.
The School of Professional Accountancy
Why study ACCA at Independent College Dublin?
Garret DoyleCEOofIndependentCollegeDublin
IndependentCollegeDublinisarecognisededucationalinstitutioninpreparingstudentstosittheACCAandotherprofessionalaccountancyexaminations.TheSchoolofProfessionalAccountancyoffersfull-timeACCAcoursesatourDublincampus.
*QuestionBasedAssessmentsStudentsaregivenquestions/assignmentsattheendofeachsessionforselfassessments.Thesequestions/assignmentsarecorrectedandgivenbacktostudentswithconstructivefeedback.Thislearningstylewillimproveunderstandingofeachtopicandgiveanopportunitytopracticethetopicsregularly.
3PlatinumApprovedTuitionProvider3Stateoftheartlecturingfacilities3ACCAPlatinumApprovedMaterials3�Citycentrelocationswitheasyaccesstoallmodes
oftransportation3Qualifiedandexperiencedlecturers3Extensivelectures/contacthours3�Structureddeliveryofthecoursehelpsmaximiseprobability
ofpassingeachexaminations3ThoroughcoverageoftopicscoveredonACCAsyllabus3OngoingQuestionBasedAssessments*
3LicensedCBECentre3Extensiveuseofpracticequestionsincludingpastexam
questions3Easyaccesstolecturers3Examfocusedlecturenotes3Modernlibraryandstudyfacilities3Revision3Mockexams3Canteenfacilities3Subsidisedcarparkfacility3Classsizescapped
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June 2011 ACCA exams (L-R): Shane O’Grady Independent College Dublin, Sinead Grogan 2nd Placed Affiliate in Ireland, Deirdre Burke 1st Placed Affiliate in Ireland and P5 3rd in Ireland, Dave O’Donoghue Independent College Dublin
December 2010 ACCA exams Colm Hannon P4, 2nd in Ireland and 8th in the world and Liam Doran, School of Professional Accountancy
June 2010 examinations.Dave O’Donoghue picturedwith student Martin Moriarty (P5 2nd in Ireland, P7 1st in Ireland, 2nd Placed Affiliate)
December 2010 examinations.Mel Kilkenny, ACCA Lecturer picturedwith student Dermot Kennedy, P6, 3rd in Ireland and 25th in the world
December 2010 examinations.Dave O’Donoghue picturedwith student Thomas Willow F7, 2nd in Ireland and 11th in the world
ACCA December 2010 examinations. Ripu Bevins pictured with Cork student Margaret Dempsey, P6 Joint 2nd in Ireland
December 2010 examinations. Michelle Scott P5, Joint 2nd in Ireland and 12th in the world, 3rd placed affiliate in Ireland. December 2009 examinations. Michelle Scott, P2, 1st in the world
December 2009 ACCA exams (L-R) Jason Lambourne, ACCA lecturer, Heike Albuschies (P4 2nd in Ireland), Joanna O’Reilly (P4 1st in Ireland, 2nd worldwide and P2 3rd in Ireland), David Endersen (P4Joint 3rd in Ireland and Joint Top Irish Affiliate) and Liam Doran, Schoo of Professional Accountancy
June 2009 ACCA exams (L-R) Shane O’Grady, ACCA lecturer, Dave O’Donoghue,School of Professional Accountancy, Aisling Kavanagh 1st place worldwide prizewinnerfor P1, Anna Pluta 2nd place worldwide for P2, Beibhinn Coman, ACCA and LiamDoran, School of Professional Accountancy
June 2009 ACCA exams (L-R) Beibhinn Coman, ACCA, Jeanine Nolan (P4 3rd in Ireland) and Liam Doran, School of Professional Accountancy
Gillian O’Shea pictured with Dave O’Donoghue, Joint Head of Professional Accountancy, placed 1st in Ireland, Paper F8 June 2011 Examinations and 3rd in Ireland, F4 June 2010 Examinations
Celebrating ACCA Student Successat Independent College Dublin
Celebrating June 2011 Examination Success: (Pictured left to right): Edward Burke F5 3rd in Ireland, Vladimir Kolobov P4 Joint 3rd in Ireland, Shane O’Grady Independent College Dublin, Sinead Grogan 2nd Placed Affiliate in Ireland, Aileen Organ P2 Joint 3rd in Ireland, Deirdre Burke P5 3rd in Ireland and 1st Placed Affiliate in Ireland, Deirdre Fleming P4 Joint 3rd in Ireland and P7 Joint 3rd in Ireland, Dave O’Donoghue Independent College Dublin, Gillian O’Shea F8 1st in Ireland and Rebecca Vaughan P1 Joint 1st in Ireland.
June 2010 examinations.Mark Higgins placed 3rd in Ireland in P5 pictured with Michael Bristow, ACCALecturer
December 2010 examinations. Miriam Hynes P5, Joint 3rd in Ireland and 14th in the world pictured with Michael Bristow, ACCALecturer
December 2010 ACCA exams Niall Murphy Joint 1st place in Ireland. Finished 2nd in the world for P4 and Liam Doran, School of Professional Accountancy
June 2009 ACCA exams (L-R) Beibhinn Coman,ACCA, Aisling Kavanagh 1st place worldwide prizewinnerfor P1 and Shane O’Grady, ACCA lecturer
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Providing examination-focused tuitionIndependent College Dublin
Independent College Dublin – ACCA Full-timeACCAfull-timeclasseshavesmallstudentnumbersandfocusesmoreoninteractivelearning.Internationalstudentswhorequireastudyvisamustregisterunderthefull-timecoursescheme.Studentsmustregisterforfoursubjectsforonefullyearinordertoobtainastudyvisa.ThisisinlinewithstudyvisarequirementssetoutbytheDepartmentofJustice.CoursescommenceinFebruaryandAugusteachyear.
ACCA RegistrationStudentswishingtostudyACCAmustregisterwithAssociationofCharteredCertifiedAccountants(ACCA)directly.RegistrationdetailsareavailableontheACCAwebsitewww.accaglobal.com.StudentswithpreviousAccountingorBusinessrelatedqualificationsmaygetexemptionsfromsomeofthesubjects(exceptforProfessionallevelpapers).PleasecontactACCAdirectlytoenquireaboutyourexemptions.(http://www.accaglobal.com/join/acca/exemptions)
EU and Non-EU ApplicantsEmail:[email protected]:016355813
OurhighlyexperiencedlecturingteamareexceptionalcommunicatorswhowillprovidestudentswiththeexaminationtipstohelpthemtosuccessfullynegotiatetheACCAexaminations.
Studentsareprovidedwithextensivecomplimentarystudymaterialsandnotesthroughoutthecourse.
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(Pictured left to right): Shane O’Grady Independent College Dublin, Sinead Grogan 2nd Placed Affiliate in Ireland, Deirdre Burke P5 3rd in Ireland and 1st Placed Affiliate in Ireland, Dave O’Donoghue Independent College Dublin.
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Providing examination-focused tuitionIndependent College Dublin
ACCA(theAssociationofCharteredCertifiedAccountants)istheglobalbodyforprofessionalaccountants,aimstoofferbusiness-relevant,first-choicequalificationstopeopleofapplication,abilityandambitionaroundtheworldwhoseekarewardingcareerinaccountancy,financeandmanagement.
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Why ACCA?
ACCA qualification is designed to provide the accounting knowledge, skills and professional values which will deliver finance professionals who are capable of building successful careers across all sectors.
InordertoqualifyasanACCAmember,youwillneedtocomplete:•14exams(nineofwhichareeligibleforexemption)•Relevantpracticalexperience,withaminimumofthree
years•AProfessionalEthicsmodule.
Entry requirementsACCAoffersvariousentrypointsontotheQualification,dependingonyourpreviousacademicqualifications.
• Minimum entry requirementsTwoALevelsandthreeGCSEsorequivalentinfiveseparatesubjects,includingEnglishandMathematics.
• IfyoudonotmeettheminimumentryrequirementstostarttheACCAQualification,thenyouwillneedtoapplyforFoundationsinAccountancyandtakesomeoralloftheseawardsbeforecontinuingwiththeACCAQualification.IfyoucompletetheDiplomainAccountingandBusinessyouwillbeabletotransferovertotheACCAQualification,claimexemptionfromF1,F2andF3andcontinueyourstudiesfromF4onwards.
• Graduate-entry routeRelevantdegreeholdersfromACCA-accreditedinstitutionsmaybeexemptedfromallnineexamswithintheFundamentalslevelandregisterdirectlyattheProfessionallevel.Degreeswithsomerelevancemayalsoqualifyforexemptions.
ACCA Exam Entry Process: •Yearroundonlineexamentry• Differentialpricing–givingstudentswhoenterfortheirexams
earlyandonlinetheopportunitytosavemoney• Theintroductionofeasytorememberkeydatesforearly,
standardandlateexamentryperiods• Thechoiceofenteringforthecurrentortheupcomingexam
session• AnewexamtimetablefortheACCAQualificationexams
Thekeychangestotheexamentryprocessaretheadditionofanearlyexamentryperiodtothestandardandlateexamentryperiodswhichalreadyexistandcombinedinitialapplicationwithexamentryforstudentswhoapplyonline.
ThesechangesandnewdateswillimpactonwhenpotentialstudentsshouldsubmittheirinitialapplicationtoACCA.Studentscannowchoosetosubmitaninitialapplicationatanytime.HowevertheirapplicationmustbereceivedinplentyoftimeforACCAtoprocessitinrespectoftheirchosenexamentryperiod.ACCA’sguidelineisthatinitialapplicationsshouldbereceivedatleast20daysinadvanceofthepublishedexamentryperiodclosingdates.
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Key DatesExam entry period Closing Date
Early Standard LateJune session March April MayDecember session September October November
Please note: •Theearlyexamentryperiodonlyappliestostudentsenteringfor
examsonlineorsubmittingafullyonlineinitialapplication• Discountedexamfeeswillbeavailableintheearlyexamentryperiod•Thenewdatesonlyapplytoentriesforpaper-basedexamsheldin
JuneandDecemberandnotCBEs
Lectures are delivered by a team with vast experience and unrelenting examination focus.
Our Lecturing Team Our Lecturing Team
Dave O’DonoghueFCCA, MSc, DipIFR
Dave is the Joint Head of the School of Professional Accountancy at Independent Colleges. He was previously the Course Director of Professional Accountancy at Griffith College. He has lectured on ACCA auditing and financial accounting subjects since 1997.
Shane O’GradyBSc
Shane is a full-time Senior Lecturer with Independent Colleges in the areas of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Strategy. Prior to joining Independent Colleges, Shane was a member of the Enterprise Risk Services team in Deloitte. Shane has lectured on ACA, ACCA, CPA and IATI courses for the past number of years and he has developed an outstanding reputation due in no small part to his approachability and focus on examinations.
Mel KilkennyBComm FCA AITI
Mel has been lecturing ACCA taxationsubjects since 1992. Students find Melvery exam focused, approachable andentertaining. Mel is the author of textbooks and revision kits for P6 and F6 (Kilkenny Tax Publications); these books are used by many colleges throughout the country. He spent a number of years as examiner for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and also for the Irish Taxation Institute.
Liam DoranFCCA, FCPA, MBS (Finance)
Liam is the Joint Head of the School of Professional Accountancy at Independent Colleges. He was previously a senior lecturer with Griffith College specialising in the areas of Financial Accounting and Financial Management for ACCA, CPA, CIMA and ACA. He is an immensely confident and popular lecturer.
Michael BristowBSc, (Mgmt), Grad Dip, ACCA
Michael is a Senior Lecturer in the area of Management Accounting and Performance Management. He has extensive experience in the area of Management Accounting. He has lectured on both ACCA and CPA courses and worked in both senior Management Accounting and Analyst roles. Michael is an ACCA qualified lecturer and received a number of placings during the course of his own examinations including a remarkable 1st in the world placing on paper 3.3, Performance Management.
Michelle HouricanFCCA, MSc
Michelle is a daytime lecturer with Independent Colleges specialising in Business Strategy Financial Management. Michelle has worked with a diverse range of clients from multi-national firms to the public sector. She has experience in the areas of Strategic Planing and Implementation, Business Process, Re-Design, Change Management and IT. She is a member of the ACCA Leinster Network and has presented CPD lecturers. She has had the privilege of presenting an intensive ACCA revision course to final year students in three locations in China.
Sandra GleesonFCCA, Dip IFRS, IATI
Sandra is a Senior Lecturer with Independent Colleges and specialises in Financial Accounting and Management Accounting. She has lectured to ACCA, CPA, IATI, CIMA and ACA students since 2002’. Sandra has an exam focused teaching approach and an ability to simplify the more difficult areas of the subject.
Michael DonnellyFCCA
Michael has been lecturing accountancy students since 1998 on ACCA and other accounting course. Michael has also lectured for state bodies and other training firms. He has acted in positions of financial controller and director in retail, construction and property development companies since 1996.
Gary FitzgeraldBarrister at Law, BA
Gary has been lecturing on the F4 course since the introduction of the new syllabus in December 2007. He is a practising barrister specialising in Planning and Environmental Law. He also lectures Contract Law and EU Law to law students. His practical experience, confident lecturing style and exam focused classes make him very successful at explaining legal concepts to non-law students. Gary is a graduate of University College Cork and King’s Inns, winning the Antonia O’Callaghan award for Oratory and Constitutional Law.
Paddy CarrieBA, MBS, ACCA
Patrick is a qualified ACCA accountant with 10 years experience in a demanding financial services environment. His expertise is in financial analysis and planning, financial reporting, business strategy, computer programming, systems design and improvement, international project management and client relationship management.
Patrick MulcahyBA. MAcc, ACA, AITI
Patrick is a part-time lecturer with Independent Colleges in the area of Taxation and Financial Reporting for ACCA and CPA. Patrick trained in taxation in KPMG and has also worked in industry. Patrick brings a practical exam focused approach to the classroom.
Graham CrowleyBSc, ACMA
Graham currently works as a ManagementAccountant with the Musgrave Group. He hasheld a number of Management Accounting,Financial Accounting and Financial Analysisroles within Musgrave. Prior to joiningMusgrave he worked as an Analyst withFidelity Investments in Boston, USA. Grahamis a CIMA qualified Accountant and receiveda number of placing during the course of hisown exams including two 1st places, two2nd places and three 3rd places in Ireland.
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TeachingandLearningSupport1.Eachstudentisprovidedwiththemostup-to-datemanualswhichcoverallofthekeyconcepts.2.Ourtailoredcoursenotesaretheidealcompanionpiecetoweeklylecturesandpresentthecoursematerialinaneasilydigestible
form.3.Provisionofthismaterialinprintformallowsstudentstoconcentrateonthelecturesasaresultofbeingfreedfromthedistraction
ofexcessivenotetaking.4.Studentshaveanopportunitytoattemptquestionsfrompastexaminationpapers,andhavethemcorrectedbythelecturerswho
willprovidetheclasswithgeneralfeedbackonperformanceStudentswillalsoreceiveacopyoftheirquestionswithpersonalisedfeedback.
5.Allcoursesaredesignedwithonethinginmind,theACCAexaminationsandensuringstudentssuccess.
Exam-FocusedLectures1.SpecificallydesignedfortheneedsofACCAstudents.2.Lecturersfocusonexplainingthekeyprinciplesandfundamental
issuescontainedinthesyllabiofeachofthesubjectsasprescribedbytheAssociationofCharteredCertifiedAccountants(ACCA)inastraightforwardanduncomplicatedway.
3.Alllecturesareexamination-orientated.Eachclassincludesconsiderationofthekeyconceptsandpracticaladviceonhowthoseprinciplescanbeappliedtotheexaminationpapers.
State-of-the-artLectureFacilitiesWithfullair-conditioning,wirelesshighspeedinternetnetworkingandthelatestpresentationsandvideo-conferencingfacilities,IndependentCollegeDublinisanidealteachingandlearningenvironmentdesignedwiththeneedsoftheprofessionalstudentinmind.
FullyEquippedon-CampusLibraryThecollegehasitsownlibraryoncampus.TheJoshuaDawsonLibrarysupportsthecoursesbyprovidingstudentswithacomfortable,quietenvironmentinwhichtostudyandprepareforexaminations.Alargestudyroomisconnectedtothelibraryforthebusytimessurroundingexaminations.LibraryHours:Monday-Friday9am-9m,Saturday12-6pm,Sundaysextendedopeninghoursduringexaminationweeks.
IndividualAttentiontotheNeedsofStudentsOurgoalistocombineastudent-friendlyandinteractivelearningenvironmentwiththetalentsofanoutstandingacademicfaculty.Wewillgiveourstudentseverysupportneededtoenjoyarichandthorougheducationalexperience.
Why Choose Independent College Dublin?
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FrequentlyAskedQuestionsHowdoIbecomeACCAqualified?ToqualifyasanACCAmember,youwillneedtocomplete:•14exams(nineareeligibleforexemption)•Relevantpracticalexperience,withaminimumofthreeyears•AProfessionalEthicsmodule
ExamsTheACCAexamsaredividedintotwolevels;FundamentalsandProfessional
1. Fundamentals LevelKnowledgeModule:F1AccountantinBusinessF2ManagementAccountingF3FinancialAccounting
SkillsModuleF4CorporateandBusinessLawF5PerformanceManagementF6TaxationF7FinancialReportingF8AuditandAssuranceF9FinancialManagement
2. Professional LevelEssentialsModuleP1Governance,Risk&EthicsP2CorporateReportingP3BusinessAnalysis
OptionsModule(2papersonly)P4AdvancedFinancialmanagementP5AdvancedPerformanceManagementP6AdvancedTaxationP7AdvancedAuditandAssurance
EthicsStudentsarerequiredtocompleteanonlineethicsmodule.ItiscompulsoryforstudentswhojoinedACCAfrom1stJanuary2007
onwardsandrecommendedforallotherstudents.ACCAwilladviseallstudentshowtocompletethismodule,whichshouldnormallybedonewhenstudyingpaperP1Governance,RiskandEthicsintheEssentialsModule.
ExperienceYoumusthave3yearsrelevantpracticalexperience,whichcanbeobtainedbefore,duringorafteryourexams.ThisisknownasthePracticalExperienceRequirement(PER).YouwillbeaskedtoprovideACCAwithanonlineannualreturntoshowtheexperienceyouhaveachievedduringtheprecedingyear.IfyouhavecompletedyourExamsandEthicsmodule,butnotyourExperiencerequirements,youareknownasanACCAAffiliate.Onceyouhavecompletedallthreeelements,youcanapplytoACCAforfullmembershipandhave‘ACCA’afteryourname.
Journey to ACCA Qualification
Pictured left to right: Anna Pluta Paper P2 1st in Ireland and 2nd in the world, June 2009 exams and Aisling Kavanagh Paper P1 1st in the world, June 2009 exams.
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Journey to ACCA Qualification
Fundamentals Level (9 papers) Knowledge Module
1 F1AccountantinBusiness
2 F2ManagementAccounting
3 F3FinancialAccounting
Skills Module
4 F4CorporateandBusinessLaw
5 F5PerformanceManagement
6 F6Taxation
7 F7FinancialReporting
8 F8AuditandAssurance
9 F9FinancialManagement
Professional Level (5 papers) Essential Module (All 3 papers)
10 P1Governance,Risk&Ethics
11 P2CorporateReporting
12 P3BusinessAnalysis
Options Module (2 papers only)
13 P4AdvancedFinancialmanagement
14 P5AdvancedPerformanceManagement
15 P6AdvancedTaxation
16 P7AdvancedAuditandAssurance
CanIstarttheACCAqualification?TheACCAqualificationisopentoeveryone,althoughyourstartingpointmaybedifferentdependingonyourpreviousschoolleavingand/orthirdlevelundergraduatequalifications.
MinimumEntryRequirements:IrishLeavingCertificateinatleastfiveseparatesubjects(includingMathematics&English)withatleast3subjectsatHigherLevel(GradeCorabove).
StudentswhodonotmeettheminimumentryrequirementscanjointheFoundationsinAccountancy(FIA)suiteofawardsandprogresstoACCA.
HowcanIfindoutifIhaveanyexemptions?IfyouhaveadegreeinAccountancy,FinanceorBusiness,youmaybeeligibleforupto9exemptionsfromthefundamentallevel.DetailedinformationonexemptionsisavailableontheACCAwebsitewww.accaglobal.com
HowandwhendoIregisterasanACCAstudent?YoumustregisterasanACCAstudentifyouwishtosityourexamsandbecomeACCAqualified.Studentscannowchoosetosubmitaninitialapplicationatanytime,onlineataccaglobal.com/applynow.HoweveryourapplicationmustbereceivedinplentyoftimeforACCAtoprocessitinrespectofyourchosenexamentryperiod.TheACCAguidelineisthatinitialapplicationsshouldbereceivedatleast20daysinadvanceofthepublishedexamentryperiodclosingdates.
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Independent College Dublin is located at60–63 Dawson Street, Dublin 2.
This city centre location is ideally situated withina few minute’s walking distance from Grafton Streetand St Stephen’s Green.
In addition, Independent College Dublin has negotiated a special rate with Q-Park at St. Stephen’s Green/Royal College of Surgeon’s Car Park - E2 maximum per evening and E5 maximum per day. Further details on how to avail of the rate will be provided upon registration.
LocationTo be eligible to sit ACCA examinations,you must register with ACCA directly at www.accaglobal.com
Contact details for the ACCA:ACCA IRELAND9 Leeson Park, Dublin 6.Telephone 01 498 8900Fax 01 [email protected]/ireland
ACCA Connect2 Central Quay, 89 Hydepark Street,Glasgow, United Kingdom, G3 8BW.Telephone +44 141 582 2000Fax +44 141 582 [email protected]
If you would like to speak directly to one of our Heads of School about a course, please feel free to contact:Liam [email protected] 01 672 5058Mobile 086 043 6259
Dave O’[email protected] 01 672 5058Mobile 086 043 6231
Or please contact the Programme Co-ordinatorRipu [email protected] 01 635 5813Fax 01 635 1120
For more information or to view sampletutorials online, visit our website at
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